GUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gum's paleo right? All day, I was like a crackhead looking for my fix, I asked co-workers, strangers, family members of patients, anyone I could find to see if they had gum. Why? I think I just wanted something sweet...? Who knows. I did go get some value packs after work, so I will have my fix if I need it . Today's food offering at work was from the ambulance company gods, consisting of a platter of muffins, a platter of bagels and a huge bowel of fruit. OK, so I had some chunks of honeydew melon and a strawberry. Nom Nom Nom!!!! De-freakin-liscious. If you're going, uh....fruit, not a bad thing you crazy food weirdo, little extreme there? Well, not really. Here's the deal. Part of the challenge is leaning down. Sugar is sugar is sugar, even in the form of fruit. So for now, for the next 6 weeks, I can accept that it will be a limited food group to see what happens. That may be where the gum craving comes in, sweetness!!!!!!!!!! Tons of veggies, a variety of protein sources and some nuts (and perhaps a few berries post workout...if I'm feeling saucy)
One of the biggest benefits of this nutrition, is (aside from me chomping on gum) it's all non-processed food. Natural. I'm curious what that will do for my health. And I have to say, I got 2 "you're glowing" comments today (although, in all fairness, one was right after a code that went on forever and I was dripping sweat from never ending CPR in a crowded room. That's a sure way to get a "glow") But seriously, there are so many different diets around the world, and I'm not talking weight watchers vs. south beach. I mean all the different cultures who's health far exceeds ours. From carb based to meat based to a tribe who's main staple is a mix of blood and milk, these people seem to have no similarities in nutrition at all. But where they all come together is their health. It pimpslaps ours. And the other thing they have in common is their food is not processed. It almost screams EAT NATURAL!!! But we seem to be deaf to the call. I firmly believe that Western diseases stem from the Western diet. We are killing ourselves a little every day with what we put in our bodies. (damn you yogurtland! ) We're so obsessed with food that has health claims. Here's a good rule of thumb, if there is a health claim on the package, don't buy it. The food industry is the food industry is the food industry. It's a money making empire. And we are the tools who believe what we are told, like supplementing with vitamins forgives not just eating the right foods in the first place. For example, enriched bread and "health bars", have you read the ingredients? Can't pronounce half of them? It's like taking a multivitamin with your crack and calling it healthy and wondering why your teeth fall out. I feel like I'm starting an un-organised rant. Must stop. My point is, I think natural foods are good. I think they are life giving. I think 6 weeks of nailing this is going to leave me a much healthier, happier person. Now I just gotta get off this gum craving...
The pics above are some of the lovely foods I loved to feast on during busy days @ work...or slow days...or any days for that matter. Luckily, still holding strong.
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